The 2010–11 Danish 1st Division season was the 15th season of the
Danish 1st Division
The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...
league championship, governed by the
Danish Football Association
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. It is set to start on 6 August 2010 with the recently relegated
HB Køge
HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It ...
facing off against last season's eighth-place finisher
FC Fyn. The final matches of the season are scheduled for 29 May 2011.
This will be the last season with a sixteen-club First Division. As only one team will be promoted from the Second Divisions, the league will be reduced to fourteen teams from the next season and eventually to twelve teams in the following season (2012–13), switching to the same system as the
Superliga with three round-robin rounds and two relegation spots.
On March 4, 2011
Vejle BK
Vejle Boldklub is a Danish professional football club based in Vejle in Jutland. Formed in 1891, the club is one of the most successful clubs in Danish football history, having won the Danish championship five times and the Danish cup title six ...
and
Kolding FC
Kolding Fodbold Club, commonly known as Kolding FC, was a Danish association football club based in Kolding. Founded in 2002 as a merger between local clubs Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub, the club turned professional on 11 November 2006, rece ...
's application for a cooperation forming
Vejle Boldklub Kolding was accepted by the
Danish FA
The Danish Football Association (; DBU) is the governing body of football in Denmark. It is the organization of Danish football clubs and runs the professional Danish football leagues, alongside the men's and women's national teams. Based i ...
. This means that the company behind
Kolding FC
Kolding Fodbold Club, commonly known as Kolding FC, was a Danish association football club based in Kolding. Founded in 2002 as a merger between local clubs Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub, the club turned professional on 11 November 2006, rece ...
will fold and the club's license will revert to
Kolding IF
Kolding Idræts Forening is an association football club based in Kolding, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system, after getting promotion at the end of the 2022–23 season. ...
, who will be relegated to the
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series () is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each following promotion group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group ...
.
The division-champion and runners-up are promoted to the
2011–12 Danish Superliga
The 2011–12 Danish Superliga season was the 22nd season of the Danish Superliga, which decided the Danish football championship. The season began on with OB, the previous season's runners-up playing the cup winners FC Nordsjælland. It con ...
. The teams in the 14th, 15th and 16th places are relegated to either
2nd Division East or
West
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Etymology
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, based on their respective locations. No matter what position
Kolding FC
Kolding Fodbold Club, commonly known as Kolding FC, was a Danish association football club based in Kolding. Founded in 2002 as a merger between local clubs Kolding IF and Kolding Boldklub, the club turned professional on 11 November 2006, rece ...
finishes in, they will be relegated to the
Denmark Series
The Denmark Series () is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each following promotion group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group ...
.
Participants
League table
Managerial changes
See also
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2010-11 in Danish football
References
External links
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Danish FA
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Danish 1st Division seasons
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Denmark
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